fort ported to aner by hospital and 10 more were treated at the scene. we'll have updates as we get them on "action news" and online at 6abc.com. meantime, the dune dispute continues in margate tonight with yet another day in court for those for and against the shore line work. for now that project remains stalled as both sides fight it in a legal showdown. good evening, it is wednesday night and monica malpass is off and sharrie williams is joining us and we are following the hearing in federal court about the controversial dune project. john rawlins was in court today live in camden with the details. >> reporter: hi guys well the u.s. army corps of engineers have asking a federal charge to override a state judge's restraining order that would allow them to continue building

controversial dunes and drainage basins in margate. margate having their attorneys in court saying in effect, not so fast. >> this private drone video shown in court today bolstering margates argument. unexpected ponds formed but where it had not started no ponding. long time residents are irate. >> in all the years i was in har gait and we had rain and there was water in a day it was gone. now it's three four days and it's disgusting. dozens of margate residents traveled to federal court in camden, their city government trying to stop the feds effort to get a green light to start the dune work asap. >> we are in trouble. i don't know if the beaches will ever be the same. the five blocks of margate beautiful, pristine beaches are

now in trouble. >> they suggested the trouble unexpected ponding was an unexpected condition due to millions of gallons of sea water dumped on the beach. if the project was completed the water table would drop with the water draining in 24 to 46 hours. no long-term ponding and large pumps like this could continue to drain the excess water. >> now, the core experts say today that they are studying the data as to what went wrong here. but the emphasis was on most likely a construction phenomenon and temporary problem and better to go forward with this process, margate is now putting up its various witnesses and not clear if this hearing will conclude today or spill over to a second day of testimony. >> thank you john. fire officials are on the xeeb in university of delaware

after flames broke out inside a lab on campus at 1:15 this afternoon. firefighters had to call a hazmat team to the scene after materials in a lab on a second floor. the building was evacuated and nobody was hurt and a university spokesperson says there was no classes being held at the time. philadelphia police are trying to track down an attempted arsonist. after vehicles were almost set on fire. members of the 12th district smelled gas early this morning and found several vehicles in their underground garage doused with fuel and only survey trucks from the philadelphia streets department were targeted and vehicles were left alone and a motive is still unknown. >> it has been two months sin the 11-year-old had her life changed in an instant. sienna ward was runing along side a train and lost her balance and slipped under the wheels there. sienna who loved to dance has

since lost both legs and now she and her family are speaking out about her recover. they spoke with gray hall live at shiners hospital with the details. >> reporter: hi sharrie. what a sad and inspirational story all at the same time. that 12-year-old girl. she is still recovering at shriners hospital. despite all she has been through the only thing she can think about it dancing again. >> 12-year-old sienna ward is a fighter. back in june the unthinkable happened to this young girl with big dreams of becoming a dancer, she was walking along the train tracks when somehow she lost her balance and got dragged under the train and sadly she lost both legs. she doesn't remember much. >> i lost my legs and there are moments when i feel like i just

might feel different. but it's life so. i'll work with it. >> this is sienna last summer doing what she loves best. dancing the one on the left wearing the gray sweatshirt. some days are more difficult than others, she is now undergoing physical therapy at the university of philadelphia and has a long road to recover. one thing keeps her going the goal to dance again. >> that is like the thing i like to do most. everything else i don't care about but dance. >> natasha ward her mother will never forget the day. initially she got word that her baby girl had died. when she realized it was a mistake nothing else matters and they would work together on everything else. >>mentsly she is like i'm not going to do anything. >> i said you'll be able to do everything u.s. want to do.

i said you can dance and she is like how. i am showing her videos of a ballet dancer just like her. >> and it will continue sienna will use a wheelchair until her prosthetic legs are ready and she will have to learn to walk again and a challenge she is ready to take on. everyone that comes into contact with her agrees and they can't wait to see her dance again. >> her goals are higher than just walking again and i know she will get there. >> back out live, one courageous girl indeed. sienna here as shriners hospital. she will soon get the prosthetic legs and hopefully soon be dancing again. channel 6 "action news." >> we would love to update her story and show her dancing, that would before he great. officials have identified the victim of monday's deadly fire in the kensington section.

according to authorities, 28-year-old gary smellster was inside of a home when it when up in flames. investigators have not determined how it started or how he died. in colorado pop star taylor swift's legal saga continues, the berks county native is suing a dj for sexually harassing her and she is facing legal troubles of her own. marcy gonzales is following the developments live in los angeles tonight with more. >> reporter: rick, this is the second day of testimony, swift's mother was just on the stand and before that the former d.j. pleaded the case to the jury about what he said happened and the fallout from that night. >> david mueller denying allegations that he groped the pop star in 2013 during a backstage photo-op if denver.

this picture obtained by tmz shows the moment he grabbed her from behind. he doesn't though where his hand was but not on ms. smith's rear end. he filed suit to clear his name and is seeking damages of $3 million, claiming he lost his job because of the allegations. swift is counter suing for $1, her attorney telling jurors they don't want to bankrupt mueller sending a message you can say no if someone puts their hand on you. the super star's fans lined up in denver for one of the 32 open seats inside. >> it's inspiring to see a woman stand up for yourself in a case like that. >> swift's mother called. saying they didn't go to police because they didn't want this event to define her life but notified mueller's employers because they didn't want this to happen to anyone else. >> taylor swift is expected to

testify and unclear when she will be called to the stand. marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news" back to you. >> thank you. time now for a check of the "action news" traffic report wednesday night. >> lets go live to met pellman in the traffic center. >> we would like to move more swiftly on this nice afternoon but things are getting in our way, an overturned vehicle crash on the eastbound schuylkill at the conshohocken curve and then the truck broke down in the backlog. it's pushed off to the side now but and extra slow pace from 202 to king of prussia to the conshohocken curve. the second accident eastbound on the vine has cleared as has a broken down vehicle at girard. speeds like 11 miles per hour. coming southbound from the betsy ross bridge. it's the same 11 miles per hour on the pennsylvania turnpike norristown a crash taking out

the left lane and big gaper delay with normal afternoon volume there. we have gay street blocked off and chester an alternate in that area. there is more ahead on "action news" at 5:00. a war of words between washington and north korea. how some of trump's top aides are reacting to more threats tonight. and how a bucks county company is turning their attention to a virus that affects millions of americans after inventing another landmark cure. and meteorologist, cecily tynan is at the philadelphia zoo, and wearing your gloves to protect yourself with this little one cecily. >> i am. because i'm holding asha an african pygmy hedgehog. what is interesting about this guys they feel threatens they have muscles, incredibly tight

abs and they can pull themselves into a ball. she is not feeling threatened at all just stretching out here. exciting news they got a whole bunch of hedgehoglets. not yet on display. also, with we have some really cute baby goats here live when "action news" continues. so cute.

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we are breaking news we are following here at 5:00. chopper 6 hd flying live in delaware county. authorities are on the scene of what they call a barricade situation, this happening in coles dale. we are getting information about this and we are told that the call came in at 4:30 to the unit block of mcdade boulevard this afternoon. the initial report is that police tried to serve a warrant here at someone at a residence and someone in the home resisted. this is a live look here. we see officers behind one of the cars on the far right of your screen. it looks as if their guns are drawn. these are some tense moments, i do see a weapons drawn here. on the right side of your screen

unfolding in delaware county in collings dale a barricade situation that started at 4:30, we'll keep an eye on this. and update you during this newscast and on our website. the boy scouts of america are headed to court in a case involving self you'll abuse allegations, involving three men that says an exscout master in north jersey abused him hundreds of times in the 1990s. he is currently in jail serving a term for child pornography. the message from the beau biden foundation for the protection of children. the first of three free training sessions held to teach ways to prevent abuse. and it was established shortly

after beau biden pass add way in 2016. >> we are past the day that they make great neighbors it's everybody's business every adult's business to protect kids and we cannot expect kids to protect themselves. >> tonight's training session is at delaware law school in wilmington from 6:00 until 8:00 and again it is free. register ahead of time online or right at the door. you can log on to 6abc.com for a link to register and find out the dates, locations and times for the other two training sessions. >> believe it or not it has been nearly 20 years since the passing of princess diana, beginning tonight abc and "people" magazine are teaming up to take a look back at her life and legacy including a discussion with her younger brother, charles he wants to make sure her legacy lives on.

>> after 20 years someone shifts from being a contemporary person to one of history actually and diana deserves a place in history. and i think it's important for people that are under 35 who probably won't remember her at all. to remember this was a special person. and not just a beautiful one. >> well, tonight's special features some of the most controversial interviews on diana's life and how she remains relevant and "action news" follows at 11:00. "action news" at 5:00 will be right back.

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liver. >> i thought i would be dead in six months. fighting back block and her husband helped to create the hepatitis b foundation. hepatitis b is spread most commonly through sexual or blood to blood contact or blood to child. >> chronic infection directly to liver cancer. mike sophia created the pill to cure hepatitis c. his company is now building on that, to develop a cure for the b strain. although there are drugs to control the virus they don't wipe it out. >> that continues to do damage and sophia says that a multidrug cocktail like those for hiv is a must. >> you want to hit it as hard as possible from different avenues and creates resistant viruss

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time now for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> meteorologist, cecily tynan, live at the philadelphia zoo with another outdoor adventure. hey cecily. >> i'm going from the largest cockroaches in the world to the smallest chickens in the world. this is henrietta. known as a bantam chicken from malaysia, they are the smallest type of chicken and the most popular pet in malaysia. they are apparently easy to train and known as warriors because they are very brave and i am told they are very affection nate. i think she loves me. but she loves the grapes.

and if you look at her you can see the size. just a bite or two. the smallest chicken in the world. fortunately today's weather a beautiful day to be here at the philadelphia zoo. philadelphia 84 degrees, and we reached 85 last hour but the humidity is so low it's comfortable, trenton 83 and millville 82 and cape may and the boardwalk in atlantic city 78 degrees, a little bit the sea breeze kicking in. satellite 6 along with action radar showing we have clear skies over us nothing more than a few fair weather clouds and moisture in the clouds and if you head to bethlehem for musikfest. god smack at 7:00. clear and calm. 76 at 8:00 and 11:00 lock down to 67. another moonlit night. allentown 58 degrees, and trenton 61 and philadelphia 65

and cape may 63 and the poconos drops into the 40s last night tonight probably 49 to 50 degrees up there. tomorrow day planner showing lots of sunshine to start. we'll see some high, thin clouds popping up in the afternoon. at 9:00, 72 degrees and 1:00, 83 and 84 degrees by 3:00. again pretty low humidity and feeling nice. dew points are in the 50s. so the five-day at 5:00, gorgeous day and good amount of sunshine and temperatures slightly below normal. normal high is 86 and 85 degrees. a flow of air out of the southwest, it gets more humid and mostly cloudy and showers developing late in the day. 82 degrees. the weekend sunsetled. i don't want people to cancel shir outdoor plans but both days we could see a shower or thunderstorm. 84 on saturday and muggy side and sunday warm and humid and 86 with showers and thunderstorms and it looks like we'll have

another potentially wet monday with rain and thunderstorms and that will drop temperatures into the 70s. 79 degrees in a few minutes here live from the philadelphia zoo we have the cutest baby goats you'll ever see if you join me facebook we'll do a q&a with them. more from the philadelphia zoo. the most popular pet in malaysia. >> she looks delicious, i mean dlistful.

"action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again, monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us tonight and here is what is happening on "action news." tensions rising with north korea and the u.s. and trump's top geysers are trying to calm the waters while ensuring the american people. meanwhile, the russian investigation continues, the fbi raided the home of trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort. and a man broke into a center city apartment building and made off with two guns. do you recognize the man in the

video? >> chopper 6 hd is live again over the unit block of mcdade boulevard where a police standoff just ended. this is video from just a few minutes ago of the suspect surrendering to police right there. is he walking with his hans raised and met by police and s.w.a.t. team members and taken into custody. other s.w.a.t. team members went into the house to presumably search for other people. this started at 4:30 this have this afternoon. the sheriffs deputy was serving a warrant when an unknown item was thrown at him and burned his legs. he was taken for treatment and the suspect went back into the home and refused to come out. and the standoff situation is now ended. now, to the latest developments of the rising tensions between north korea and the united states. president trump's top military and diplomatic guysers are echoing the warnings toward the

communist country tonight. they are examining plans for possibly attacking guam a u.s. territory. today secretary of defense, james mattis put north korea on notice. this statement said in part. the united states and our alleys have demonstrated capability and unquestionable -- to defend ourselves from attack. and take heed of the security council's unified voice and from the world over that they pose a threat to global security and stability. >> president trump continues to boast about the military might on twitter. talking about how there will never be the time when the u.s. will not be the most powerful nation in the world. today in guam rex tillerson says that diplomacy is still a top priority to the president. >> what the president is

reaffirming is that the united states has the capability to fully defend itself and our alleys and the american people should sleep well at night. >> tillerson added that he doesn't believe that guam is under any imminent threat. the military bases on guam is the closest u.s. soil to the korean peninsula. making it a viable target with kim jong un's latest threat to target it with missiles or even a mini nuclear weapon is putting people on edge. >> my sincere hope is that the testing we have done demonstrates the capability to the residents from guam protecting them from a shot coming from the threat. >> officials say they have a missile system in place to defend against an enemy range

ballistic missile. >> get the latest from the rising tensions with north korea on the 6 abc app. we have reaction from the u.s. lawmakers from the escalating threats, more on how the trump administration is responding and a closer look at north korea's arsenal. abc news learned that fbi agents raided the home of paul manafort. >> reporter: good evening. abc news has learned that a dozen armed fbi agents actually woke up paul manafort by knocking on the door by executing the search warrant. it took part against paul manafort one day after meeting with the staff of the intelligence committee. manafort found himself at the intersection of the investigation into russian

meddling and work on behalf of pro russians in the ukraine. >> are there any ties and no there is not that is absurd. >> manafort was questioned about a meeting with donald trump jr. and a russian lawyer that claimed to have information on hillary clinton. >> paul manafort was a key player, when president trump calls it a witch hunt and now has the records turned over to the fbi suggests this is a very big deal. they say he consistently cooperated with law enforcement and other inquiries, he provided 400 pages of documents to investigators but for the judge to sign off on the raid the fbi has to make a compelling argument that the information is at the risk of being destroyed or hidden. it's unclear what the fbi may have seized in the raid and as is their custom.

the fbi is not commenting. back to you sharrie. world news tonight with david muir will have much more on the new developments in the russia investigation and the rising tensions with north korea and the united states. in other news u.s. senator bob mendez of new jersey goes to trial next month on federal corruption charges. that was the ruling of a u.s. district judge today. accused of taking gifts from a wealthy donor in exchange for special favors. the u.s. supreme court refused a challenge from defense attorneys arguing that the charges should be dismissed. the opening arguments are for december 6 and, fellow senators could testify during the trial. >> prosecutors in burlington county. are reaching out for help in a double murder that has gone unsolved for nearly 5 months.

38-year-old and her 6-year-old son were stabbed to death if their maple shade apartment in march. the case remaining active and now working with the indian cultural center in new jersey hoping to generate new leads, even the smallest tip could prove useful in solving the crime. police are on the hunt for a thief that broke into an apartment and stole two guns, this is surveillance video showing the suspect after police say he got into the apartment on south 13th street in philadelphia. it happened on july 19th, once there he is accused of kicking in the safe and taking two handguns a 22 caliber and .9 millimeter and the paperwork for each and allegedly took a tablet. if you recognize this man philadelphia police would like to hear from you. one person was flown to the hospital following a farm accident in glassboro, new jersey. chopper 6 hd was over the scene in worchester place.

a person was thrown from a tractor after it flipped. it's not clear how baddy the person was injured. a standoff situation that blocked off roads to a delaware neighborhood and forced reads to stay in their homes now under control. it started at 2:00 at a home on the 100 block of stanton road. the roads are back open and residents are free to come and go. the investigation is on going and delaware state police have not yet said what led to the standoff or what brought it to an end. lets get an update on the "action news" traffic report. >> matt pellman is the guy to do it. >> beautiful afternoon but the traffic does not match. we have a mess in fort washington, these are the ramps connecting 309 with the pennsylvania turnpike and 206, look at the stacks traffic to the pennsylvania turnpike.

because of a crash in the westbound left lane between fort washington and norristown. single digit speeds, 6 miles per hour west of willow grove out to the accident scene and gaper delay and normal volume on the eastbound side and two tics better eastbound from there. think local if you can. stay on 53 welsh road and german town pike. the pennsylvania turnpike is not where you want to be. issues on the schuylkill have cleared and the slow speeds are not improved though. still 12 miles per hour on the westbound side of 76 by south street. still have the fire location in westchester, gay street is blocked off and chester is an alternate. and new construction along the route 1 bypass southbound, slow there, 926 or baltimore pike could be alternates. still to come on "action news" wednesday night. tiger woods had the chance to answer for his dui arrest in a

florida courtroom. and one of the most exciting out of this world events in decades and krispy kreme is marking the occasion in a special way. how the donut maker is eclipsing its famous treat. and cecily tynan is live at the philadelphia zoo with this week's zoo adventure. >> reporter: hi guys, i have the best job in the world. i am here with georgia, a two week old goat. this is a threatened species and the philadelphia zoo is doing a great job bringing these guys back from the brink of extincti extinction. we'll talk more about them. and the forecast that includes a day that was not so baaad. >> that joke is a little sheepish. >> ducis rogers has eagles and phillies and union and soul in

sports. when "action news" continues tonight.

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golf great tiger wood plead guilty to driving under the influence. entering a diversion program

this year. woods attorney entered the plea today and woods himself was not in the courtroom. under the deal they will drop the dui charge. he was asleep in his suv. no alcohol was found in his system. eagles on the way to green bay for the big preseason game. they are tired of hitting each other, the eagles landed in green bay, this time tomorrow they are close to taking the field in the preseason opener. a little nor than preseason training camp brought us to game action of the year. one area to watch is the player in the defensive back field. and that needs to be much improved. the last season of a leg injury. this game means more. >> for me it's been a lot

longer. so i'm quited about it. get to finally cut it loose and go against an opponent rather than your teammates. you try to be smart during camp and practice healthy. and now we get to be violence about it and put something behind it. so i think everybody is ready to cut loose. >> just don't get hurt. >> to baseball jared -- hopes to continue the dominance over the braves. last night the phils beat atlanta 5-2, and herrera had a homer. they won 40 and ten of them came against atlantic. the union is home to the montreal impact. andre blake is still unavailable. the goal keeper hurt his hand in gold cup and they have to go on without him. >> not looking likely for

montreal unfortunately but johnny has done a great job in place of andre, and we have two great goal keepers and have you to be smart with it, you guys auto it, still playing goalie, any time this week. the philadelphia soul is back if the arena league playoffs. saturday afternoon they host baltimore and advance to the championship next week. and the reign champions and the soul went 13-1, and the lone loss it to baltimore. having met four times during the regular season. >> five teams you'll see everybody a lot and they have a veteran coaching staff with veteran players and we have to come out and execute even if it's the 100th time. there is only so much you can do in arena football, we have to play perfect football and the playoff atmosphere anything can

happen. these are the ones you dream about. >> soul defensive back torres jones can do a hand stand and catch the ball at the same time and same for the celebratory handshake with his teammate. >> i'm trying to learn how to kick a ball. >> as the moon blocks out the light of the sun in this month's solar eclipse. donut maker krispy kreme is getting rid of the golden glow of their classic donut. they will lay a chocolate coating over the original glazed and give a preview to the temporary change to the dark side saturday and sunday evening the weekend before. how about that? well, get ready tore the upcoming phenomenon at 6abc.com/eclipse. see cool facts and a map showing you where the best places are to watch.

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lets go back to meteorologist, cecily tynan, live at the philadelphia zoo tonight. >> are you making a lot of friends tonight cecily. you said you were taking someone home -- >> yes. >> let your husband know. >> this is my new pet the zoo has to agree with it.

laura houston is with me. they are unusual these goats. >> this is the highly endangered breed. people don't think of domestic animals as being endangered. the lions and polar bears, but there are only 500 of these goats left in the world. we participate in the heritage breeding is program. >> it's going well. this one is trying to eat my purse. we have babies here and the goats, they were on an island off the coast of new zealand. they were feral. >> it was an island taken over by goats. and humans came and their numbers dropped significantly and we worked with with local farms and farms out in new zealand to keep these guys coming along. >> and successful. >> you see hamilton and eliza

floating around. >> watching these guys and they are active and inquisitive. >> they watch tv. and of course they get into your handbag too earlier. they like to investigate. they like to try out new things. we do a goat training demo to show all the behaviors you can train them. they are smart and you know, they love to investigate. and these particular guys are all about checking out the camera right now. >> now, these are kids. we also have kids back at home preparing for the food here. you have a special event on the 22nd of august. >> we have the educators night a free event for teachers and principal, a chance to come and explore all the zoo has for field trips, including baby goats, register online it's a free event.

>> thank you so much. a great day to be here at the zoo. very comfortable, philadelphia's high is 86 degrees, a normal high for this time of year. the poconos down to 73 degrees and wilmington and trenton 83 and philadelphia 84 degrees, satellite 6 along with action radar showing nothing more than a few fair weather clouds around and tonight is moonlit. 58 in the suburbs, 65 degrees for center city. and we continue the trend of comfortable weather one more day tomorrow. high pressure is over new england, a secondary high over new england means sunshine and a few high, thin clouds and low humidity in the 50s. high of 85 degrees, the low pressure over the northern great lakes and brings us an unsettled weekend. down the shore a nice beach day and the breeze kicking in and beaches upper 70s and delaware beaches 80s, and a low rip current risk. franklin is the first atlantic

hurricane of the season. maximum sustained wins of 75 miles per hour. should come ashore tonight with flooding and mudslides along the path no threat to the u.s. though. the exclusive accuweather forecast great day to come to the zoo tomorrow. nice and low humidity, high of 85 degrees. friday, most of the day is rain free but more humid with a shower or thunderstorm popping up late in the day, a high of 82 degrees, saturday also a chance for a shower or thunderstorm. the best chance is early in the day. more clouds and sunshine 84, and sunday a chance of a thunderstorm and warm and humid, mixture of clouds and sun. looks like a wet monday with rain moving in 79 degrees. tuesday we clear out. a high of 84, clouds and sun mixing with a high of 82 degrees. hopefully nobody here at the philadelphia is watching because

i have a new pet. back to you guys. >> very cute thanks. be ready for whatever the weather brings with the 6 abc app. check the seven day and hourly forecast any time. along with radar images from across the region, the 6 abc app is a free download.

right now jim gardner being "action news" team is standing by with these stories next at 6:00. a suspect sounders ending a standoff that injures a sergeant. and firefighters hurt battling a blaze in westchester, we are live with the latest on the injuries. >> a 11-year-old girl that lost her legs in an accident speaks out about her recovery. that much and more next at 6:00. cecily tynan, jaime apody and sharrie williams, and the entire

"action news" team i'm rick williams have a nice evening.

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. wednesday night the big story on "action news" tonight is happening late tonight in collings dale delaware county. police are involved in a barricade situation and this is the way it looked when the suspect surrendered. arms up walking backwards to police. "action news" reporter, christie aleto was live on the unit block of dade boulevard.

what happened there? >> reporter: jim, it's still an active scene here. we spoke to a family that lives next door to the suspect and she and her family were coming home when they saw police trying to serve a warrant, she had no idea that would escalate so violently. >> they knocked on the door my neighbor opened up the door and threw some kind of fluid or something and fire came up and they had to put the fire out on the police officer, he was on fire and they were rolling him around and stomping him in the street. next thing you know they start to pull and draw their weapons. >> these are again chopper pi pickures from moments ago. the deputy was serving a warrant when an unknown item was thrown at him. it was a molotov